60 Texas Baseball and Softball Games Set to Air on Longhorn Network

The 2014 spring season is here and for the third year more than 60 Texas baseball and softball games will air on Longhorn Network (LHN), the 24/7 University of Texas network.

Coverage begins Saturday, Feb. 1, at noon CT, with the annual baseball Alumni Game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Participating alumni include Huston Street, Brandon Workman, Drew Stubbs, and others from the illustrious Lifetime Longhorn ranks. LHN’s Kevin Dunn will call the telecast, joined by Keith Moreland and Greg Swindell as analysts. UT will open its regular season with a four game series at California, followed by their first home game of the 2014 season on Tuesday, Feb. 18, against Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 6 p.m. CT.

Texas finished with an overall record of 27-24 for the 2013 season. This year, Baseball America ranks the Longhorns as No. 18 in their 2014 pre-season top-25 poll, and Collegiate Baseball ranks the Longhorns No. 20 in their pre-season top-40. Texas is one of five Big 12 teams included in the top-40 poll, joining Oklahoma State (18), TCU (19), Kansas State (28) and Oklahoma (32).

Baseball America’s national recruiting rankings placed the Texas freshman class second nationally behind Florida, and first in the Big 12. The class is comprised of 13 newcomers.

Texas Home Baseball Games (all times Central)

Date

Time

Opponent

Sat, Feb 1

noon

ALUMNI GAME

Tue, Feb. 18

6 p.m.

TEXAS A&M-CC

Fri, Feb 21

6 p.m.

STANFORD

Sat, Feb 22

2 p.m.

STANFORD

Sun, Feb 23

1 p.m.

STANFORD

Tue, Feb 25

4:30 p.m.

UTPA

Tue, Mar 4

6 p.m.

VALPARAISO

Fri, Mar 7

6 p.m.

HAWAII

Sat, Mar 8

1 p.m.

HAWAII

5 p.m.

HAWAII

Sun, Mar 9

1 p.m.

HAWAII

Fri, Mar 14

6 p.m.

KANSAS

Sat, Mar 15

1 p.m.

KANSAS

Sun, Mar 16

1 p.m.

KANSAS

Tue, Mar 18

6 p.m.

DALLAS BAPTIST

Fri, Mar 21

6 p.m.

COLUMBIA

Sat, Mar 22

2 p.m.

COLUMBIA

Sun, Mar 23

noon

COLUMBIA

Tue, Mar 25

6 p.m.

TEXAS STATE

Fri, Apr 4

7 p.m.

BAYLOR

Sat, Apr 5

7 p.m.

BAYLOR

Sun, Apr 6

2:30 p.m.

BAYLOR

Tue, Apr 8

6 p.m.

RICE

Tue, Apr 15

6 p.m.

UT-ARLINGTON

Thu, Apr 17

6 p.m.

TCU

Fri, Apr 18

6 p.m.

TCU

Sat, Apr 19

4 p.m.

TCU

Tue, Apr 22

6 p.m.

UT-PAN AM

Fri, Apr 25

7 p.m.

OKLAHOMA STATE

Sat, Apr 26

1 p.m.

OKLAHOMA STATE

Sun, Apr 27

2 p.m.

OKLAHOMA STATE

Tue, Apr 29

6 p.m.

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

Tue, May 13

6 p.m.

TEXAS STATE

Schedule subject to change.

The University of Texas softball team finished the 2013 season with a record of 51-10 and reached the Women’s College World Series for the fifth time in program history. Entering the 2014 campaign, the Longhorns are ranked No. 10 in both the USA TODAY/National Fastpitch Coaches Association and ESPN.com/USA SoftballDivision I Top 25 Preseason Polls. It is the ninth time in the last 10 years Texas Softball has been ranked in both major preseason polls to start a season. UT welcomes seven freshmen and returns 12 letterwinners, including six starting position players from last year’s team.

Texas Home Softball Games in February (all times Central)

Date

Time

Opponent

Wed, Feb 12

7 p.m.

UTSA

Fri, Feb 14

4 p.m.

KENTUCKY

6:30 p.m.

IPFW

Sat, Feb 15

1 p.m.

LA TECH

4 p.m.

SEMIFINAL #1 (TEXAS vs. MATCHED SEED)

Sun, Feb 16

10 a.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP/CONSOLATION (TEXAS GAME)

Fri, Feb 28

4 p.m.

LOUISIANA-MONROE

11 p.m.

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI*

Sat, Mar 1

1 p.m.

TEXAS SOUTHERN

6:30 p.m.

LOUISIANA-MONROE

Sun, Mar 2

2 p.m.

TEXAS SOUTHERN

Sat, Mar 15

4 p.m.

IOWA

Sun, Mar 16

4 p.m.

IOWA

Mon, Mar 17

7 p.m.

IOWA

Wed, Mar 19

7 p.m.

HOUSTON

Wed, Mar 26

7 p.m.

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

Wed, Apr 2

7 p.m.

TEXAS STATE

Fri, Apr 4

4:30 p.m.

TEXAS TECH

Sat, Apr 5

4 p.m.

TEXAS TECH

Sun, Apr 6

noon

TEXAS TECH

Fri, Apr 25

4:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMA STATE

Sat, Apr 26

4 p.m.

OKLAHOMA STATE

Sun, Apr 27

11:30 a.m.

OKLAHOMA STATE

Fri, May 2

7 p.m.

KANSAS

Sat, May 3

3 p.m.

KANSAS

Sun, May 4

1 p.m.

KANSAS

Sun, May 11

1 p.m.

BAYLOR

*Airing on Short Turnaround. Schedule subject to change.

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